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Old 06-26-2013, 03:55 PM
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CougarHouseGarage's 96' 4Runner SAS build

Ok starting the 96' 4Runner dune metallic build, I picked it up from a guy for $2800 with a bad fuel injector and he had wrecked it. Then slide hammered the core support out, put on tacoma fiberglass hood and fenders and zip tied the grill and head lights in. Now that I'm in possession of it Im going to restore it back to its original factory condition. Then I'm going solid axel swap it and put it on 37's, let's begin.

Here it is getting the windows tinted, first upgrade the day after I got it. The front windows had no tinting so I wanted to get it done right away. They put 20% tint on the front. Also, 20% over the factory tint on backdoor windows, quarter windows and rear window making all rear windows limo tint.
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Old 06-26-2013, 04:14 PM
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Pulled it in my garage and got started by taking off the hood,fenders,grill,head lights and heres were I'm at.
New apron installed

2002 Tacoma core support
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Color matched paint

I made a little head light bracket because of the fiberglass can't support it.
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UPS came today!







It's my JDM Surf spoiler from Burtman Industries.

Installing my spoiler















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Nice build!!!!
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I'm texting Brian at 4WU ordering my Diamond axles. I'm going to do 66'' wms-wms front and 64'' wms-wms rear with rear full floater an 8'' diffs.

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Ordered

66'' front Diamond driver drop 8'' diff, welded on spring peaches and gussets with inner shafts

64'' rear Diamond full floater 8'' diff with shafts

4WU front shock towers for the front and rear

4WU Rear 4 link kit, Johnny's, rear links tig welded

Radflow shocks with rezys 14'' front and 12'' rear
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. Now that I'm in possession of it Im going to restore it back to its original factory condition.
Awesome build but the restore it to factory condition part confuses me.
Taco front end, 37's and SA aren't exactly factory
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Originally Posted by dropzone
Awesome build but the restore it to factory condition part confuses me.
Taco front end, 37's and SA aren't exactly factory
Restoring it, you know fixing whats broken,new door seals,new electric window motors,recovering the leather interior,the new core support and inner fender apron, new paint.

I should have written, before I SAS it I'm restoring it lol
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I guess I am more old school in that restoring is bringing the whole project back to a factory produced status.
Either way this thing is gonna be pretty frigging cool.
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Originally Posted by dropzone
I guess I am more old school in that restoring is bringing the whole project back to a factory produced status.
Either way this thing is gonna be pretty frigging cool.
Thanks and yes this is going to be one mean, lean, Jeep eating machine.
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Done yet?
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Originally Posted by BigBluePile
Done yet?
Yep.. Haha no. My axles and links should be here by the end of the month and then it's go time on this one. I've been in the process of trying to source a field monitor, in the meantime, through Burtman Industries but its been awhile since Jason got back to me.
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Ordered my SAS kit from Front Range Offroad today. Afterwards I deleted the rear wiper and de-badged the tail gate, then took it to the body shop a block from my house and had the holes filled and the gate painted.

so I had to drive my IS350 around for a couple days













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My FROR spring hanger showed up today

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Heres my frame from the 2000 4Runner that I bought for its power train. I'm going to put my 4Runner body on it after I install the running gear.



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removing unnecessary brackets

















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Has anyone ever came across bondo on the frame before? Thats funny they would do that after a frame repair.









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Welding up the crossmember





Frame bracing from Sky Manufacturing
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